US ROUNDUP: Duke Energy, Elevate, Fluence with BrightNight and Cordelio progress BESS projects
Duke Energy, Elevate Renewables, and Fluence Energy, along with BrightNight and Cordelio Power, are advancing BESS projects across the BESS.
Apex finances 670MW of energy storage, wind, with US$2.79 billion financial commitments
Developer Apex Clean Energy has announced financing of three utility-scale renewable energy projects across Texas, Ohio, and Illinois, including the Raven Storage project in Wharton County, Texas.
NeoVolta, PotisEdge, Longi form JV for Georgia battery pack and BESS manufacturing facility
San Diego-based home battery storage company NeoVolta has formed NeoVolta Power, a joint venture (JV) to develop a US battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturing platform in Pendergrass, Georgia.
Eolian and CyrusOne team up to deploy Texas data centre at site of 100MW BESS
Data centre developer CyrusOne and independent power producer (IPP) Eolian have announced the deployment of a 200MW data centre campus at a pre-existing grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) site in Fort Worth, Texas, US.
Illinois signs clean energy bill, will drive investments for solar PV, battery storage and VPPs
The Governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, has signed a clean energy bill into law that will boost solar PV and energy storage investments in the state, among others.
Batteries ‘the only technology’ that can keep pace with AI data centre power fluctuations
Battery storage is the technology best suited to handling the power fluctuations that AI training loads can create at data centres, ESN Premium has heard.
Terra-Gen puts 129MW/515MWh BESS in operation at California solar PV complex
Jointly owned by Masdar and Igneo Infrastructure Partners, independent power producer (IPP) Terra-Gen’s Lockhart CL I and II battery energy storage system (BESS) projects have reached commercial operations in San Bernardino County, California, US.
BlackRock-backed Akaysha Energy weighs funding options for battery storage expansion
BlackRock-backed developer Akaysha Energy is reportedly considering options to raise additional funds, including selling a minority stake, to support the expansion of its battery energy storage operations.
Australia: ASL unveils dual-track LTESA strategy as solar-battery hybrids reshape NSW energy market
ASL has launched a consultation on a new Hybrid Generation LTESA product alongside its 2026 NSW Consumer Trustee Investment Priorities.
Battery storage costs fall 11-16% as Australia’s CSIRO maps least-cost route to net zero
While coal and gas power plants grapple with cost increases, Australia’s battery storage sector delivers a different story, with costs plummeting across all durations.
